‘It felt so real’: Woman warns scam kidnappers are now spoofing real family members’ numbers to convince victims

Virtual kidnapping scams—in which someone receives a call from someone pretending that they’re holding a family member hostage so they can extort money out of you—have been around for years. But one woman revealed the way in which she fell for this one. TikToker @bethroyce posted a video in an attempt to warn others about …